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Originally Posted by Kipper_3434
Tkachuk won't be traded to Buffalo for an LTIR. Ppl keep trying to make the numbers work like he isn't 6 months away from contact. Even if Eichel comes back around the trade deadline we only need to move out 3-4m in the coming months to fit him. (Pro-rated cap maths). Vegas isn't moving a big contract in the rumors, and they are in cap hell.
We are not going to tank our season to send a star player to Buffalo thus damaging their intentional tank. For a possible black ace.
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Tkachuk out doesn't make or break our season if Eichel enters the fold later. He's contributed 0.5 PPG so far while other guys have spearheaded our performances.
And if Buffalo is tanking they're doing a bad job of it. No question in my mind they'd value Tkachuk and what he brings, at his age.
Eichel is one hell of a black ace. And Sutter himself said he's here to win. So I'd say it fits their current predicament just fine.
But you can go ahead and believe what you want.